Raiders vs Wests Tigers Round 23 Tips, Prediction & Preview

Andrew Hendrie: Aug 6, 2023

Canberra Raiders will be hoping to snap a two-game losing run when they play host to the last-placed Wests Tigers to conclude NRL Round 23 action on Sunday.

Wests Tigers vs Raiders Tips, Prediction & Preview

Canberra Raiders vs Wests Tigers free NRL tips, predictions and preview by our expert NRL tipster – Raiders haven’t covered a -12.5 line all season…

Canberra Raiders vs Wests Tigers H2H Prediction

Canberra Raiders vs Wests Tigers Tips

Best Tigers +12.5 line odds $1.91 with bet365

Raiders haven’t covered a -12.5 line all season
Raiders have lost their last two games
All of the Raiders’ 10 wins this season have been by a 1-12 margin
Tigers are on an eight-game losing streak
Raiders have won the last six meetings between the teams
Raiders beat Tigers 20-19 earlier this season
Tigers have covered a +12.5 line in five of their last seven games vs Raiders
Raiders have conceded 130 points in their last four home games
David Nofoaluma needs one more four-pointer for 100 tries for the Tigers
Jordan Rapana has scored a try in his last three games
Hudson Young has scored a try in 12 of his last 13 Sunday games with the Raiders as favourites

Canberra Raiders vs Wests Tigers Same Game Multi Tips

Canberra Raiders vs Wests Tigers Match Details

🇦🇺 Competition: NRL
🗓 Date: Sunday August 6
⏰ Time: 4.05pm AEST
🏟 Stadium: GIO Stadium (Canberra)

Canberra Raiders vs Wests Tigers Head to Head

2/6/23: Tigers 19-20 Raiders
4/9/22: Tigers 10-56 Raiders
14/3/21: Raiders 30-12 Tigers
13/6/20: Tigers 6-14 Raiders
20/7/19: Raiders 20-12 Tigers

Canberra Raiders vs Wests Tigers Preview & Prediction

After suffering back-to-back defeats, the Raiders must return to the winners circle when they face the embattled Tigers on Sunday in the nation’s capital.

It’s been a strange old season for the Raiders – they started terribly with four defeats from five games, but bounced back to win 10 of their next 12.

However, they haven’t been able to really dominate any team this season, with all of their wins coming by a 1-12 margin.

Now, the Raiders come into this encounter on the back of two losses against the Warriors and Knights, the last of which a disappointing 28-6 defeat at home.

Despite those defeats, the Raiders are still sitting pretty in fifth spot on the ladder, but they absolutely can’t afford to drop this game.

The Tigers are staring down the barrel of a second straight wooden spoon unless they can drastically reverse their fortunes over the final five rounds of the season.

To be fair to the Tigers, they haven’t been too bad recently, hanging with a full-strength Rabbitohs side in a 32-18 defeat, while they also only lost by four points to the Dragons the previous week.

With Luke Brooks and Api Koroisau back and Jahreem Bula on fire at fullback, the Tigers have potential in their spine and a solid forward pack, so they should be confident of matching it with an under-pressure Raiders outfit.

VERDICT

As mentioned, the Raiders haven’t beaten any team by 13+ all season – and that includes a narrow 20-19 win over the Tigers earlier in the year.

Canberra have looked poor over the last fortnight, while the Tigers have improved ever so slightly. As such, tentatively backing the Tigers to cover a +12.5 line, but the Raiders will probably grind out another tough victory (Best Tigers +12.5 line odds $1.91 with bet365.)

Canberra Raiders vs Wests Tigers Teams

Raiders team: 1. Jordan Rapana 2. Albert Hopoate 3. Sebastian Kris 4. Matthew Timoko 5. Nick Cotric 6. Jack Wighton 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Josh Papali’i 9. Zac Woolford 10. Joseph Tapine 11. Hudson Young 12. Elliott Whitehead 13. Corey Horsburgh 14. Adrian Trevilyan 15. Emre Guler 16. Pasami Saulo 17. Ata Mariota 18. Utuloa Asouma 19. Matt Frawley 20. Tom Starling 21. Trey Mooney 22. Ethan Strange

Tigers team: 1. Jahream Bula 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Starford To’a 4. Junior Tupou 5. Charlie Staines 6. Daine Laurie 7. Luke Brooks 8. Alex Twal 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. David Klemmer 11. Isaiah Papali’i 12. John Bateman 13. Fonua Pole 14. Jake Simpkin 15. Justin Matamua 16. Aitasi James 17. Asu Kepaoa 18. Tallyn Da Silva 19. Alex Seyfarth 20. Will Smith 21. Kit Laulilii 22. Josh Feledy

Canberra Raiders vs Wests Tigers Stats

Raiders haven’t covered a -12.5 line all season
Raiders have lost their last two games
All of the Raiders’ 10 wins this season have been by a 1-12 margin
Tigers are on an eight-game losing streak
Raiders have won the last six meetings between the teams
Raiders beat Tigers 20-19 earlier this season
Tigers have covered a +12.5 line in five of their last seven games vs Raiders
Raiders have conceded 130 points in their last four home games
David Nofoaluma needs one more four-pointer for 100 tries for the Tigers
Jordan Rapana has scored a try in his last three games
Hudson Young has scored a try in 12 of his last 13 Sunday games with the Raiders as favourites